James E. Thompson, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.A.C.S., L.L.D., First President of the Texas Surgical Society (open access)

James E. Thompson, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.A.C.S., L.L.D., First President of the Texas Surgical Society

Presidential address given by Walter B. King, Jr. before the Texas Surgical Society in Waco, Texas. In the speech, King discusses James E. Thompson's life and accomplishments
Date: October 2, 1967
Creator: King, Walter B., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Presidential Address] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Presidential Address]

Presidential address given by Joe T. Gilbert before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Gilbert discusses medical advances during his time as a doctor.
Date: October 1966
Creator: Gilbert, Joe T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Opening Remarks - Texas Surgical Society Galveston, Texas - October 4, 1965 (open access)

Opening Remarks - Texas Surgical Society Galveston, Texas - October 4, 1965

Text of opening remarks for the October 1965 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. It includes a copy of the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman in which he compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015 (open access)

Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015

Copy of a manuscript for the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman before the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. In the speech, Sparkman compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: Sparkman, Robert S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Surgical Society, "The past, present, and future" (open access)

The Texas Surgical Society, "The past, present, and future"

Presidential address given by Dr. R. Wilson Crosthwait before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Dr. Crosthwait discusses the society's history, including the first meeting, and its growth over time.
Date: October 1960
Creator: Crosthwait, R. Wilson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015 (open access)

Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015

Handwritten draft of a manuscript for the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman before the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. In the speech, Sparkman compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: Sparkman, Robert S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Halsted Heritage (open access)

The Halsted Heritage

Presidential address given by J.W. Dockett before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Brindley discusses the life and accomplishments of Dr. William Stewart Halsted, former Professor of Surgery at The Johns Hopkins Medical School.
Date: October 6, 1963
Creator: Duckett, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Monroe Dunaway Anderson: Benefactor of Medicine and Mankind (open access)

Monroe Dunaway Anderson: Benefactor of Medicine and Mankind

Presidential address given by James Greenwood, Jr. before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Greenwood discusses Monroe Dunaway Anderson's life and accomplishments, as well as the work of the M.D. Anderson Foundation.
Date: October 5, 1964
Creator: Greenwood, James, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History